Chapter Four, (Austin)
Recap: Sam asked the dreaded, friendship-ending question. What did you do to get that nickname?
*Begin Flashback ( 3 years ago)* It was the middle of junior year and Austin had been avoiding me all day. I didn't know why, but Austin seemed distant and angry to me. All day he sent me glares, and and purposefully ignored me when I called him. I looked for any sign of him all day; but I finally found him in the gym shooting hoops. "Austin!" I yelled to get his attention. "What is it Ally? Can't you see I've been avoiding you?" Austin said. "Yeah, and I want to know why! I haven't done anything wrong!" I replied. "Ugh. Ally you don't remember, do you?" Austin asked me. "No, I'm sorry, but I don't recall doing anything wrong." I said while trying my luck with the best innocent look I could do. "Jeez Ally, now you look even more guilty" Austin teases! "Anyway, please tell me what I did wrong!" I say. "Ally, what's my middle name?" I think what has this got to do anything. "It's Monica, Austin. But what does that matter?" I asked. "Because Ally! I told you that in confidence! It's embarrassing having a girly middle name! I thought I could trust you! Especially not to tell someone like Kira!" I think for a moment and then remember Kira threatening to tell Austin I like him if I don't give her some information about him. I wanted to say he loves pancakes, but instead I blurted out that his middle name is Monica! I then immediately feel guilty. I mean I betrayed my best friend! I probably lost his trust forever! " Umm.. Earth to Ally? Aren't you even gonna say anything! You know what! Forget it! Forget we were ever friends and forget being partners! We're over!" Austin screams at me! "Wait, No! Austin come back! Maybe we can talk about this? Work it out ya know? Please I didn't mean to, I'm sorry! It just slipped!" I desperately say! " Forget it Ally! I thought I could trust you! Way to throw your best friend under the bus!" Austin retorts sarcastically! Then Austin leaves the gym and my life forever. I later found out that he,and Dez left for tour the next day and I wasn't allowed to go. Per Austin's request. That broke my heart, I never thought he would ever shut me out. But I guess I screwed up. Late that night I receive a call from Dez saying that Austin is dead. I am totally shocked as I drop the phone and I finitely hear Dez saying" Ally? Ally, are you still there". I pick up the phone and automatically click end call. The last thing I hear is the "click" of the call ending then everything went black. I wake up the next morning, Hop-No praying I just imagined the whole thing. But no, a policeman shows up at the front door and asks to speak with me and he says it's very urgent. I allow him in, and I sit down across from him; not looking forward to hear him say for the second time- the words I didn't want to hear. The report he got from Dez who survived with minimal injuries, was that since Austin was 16, and he already had his learners permit; he begged Jimmy to let him drive. Jimmy agreed, and a semi-truck rammed into the back of the bus so hard that it threw Austin out the windshield and literally under the bus that was in front of him. He was killed on impact. I burst into tears and thinking if only I hadn't told Kira and if only he didn't utter those cursed words! * End Flashback*
After I tell Sam my story, we are both crying and it's very painful that I had to remember the last words we spoke to each other.
A/N
So here is chapter four! I hope y'all like it! Please review! I also wish y'all had questions, but maybe my story isn't good enough for questions…. Anyway, if any of y'all think this story is "slow" well don't worry, I'm gonna get to the true meaning of the title soon enough! Please be patient! Best Regards, I.O.M.H.I.L
BTW I dedicate this Chapter to Suprina Juliette because she did guess who comforted Ally in ch. 3 and her reviews made me laugh!